Sonnet Echo Express III-R Quick start guide

Brand: Sonnet

Model: Echo Express III-R

Type: Quick start guide

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Sonnet Echo Express III-R is a high-performance expansion chassis that allows users to connect up to eight 2.5-inch SSDs or HDDs to their computer via a PCIe 2.0 interface. This device is ideal for expanding storage capacity, improving data transfer speeds, and enhancing overall system performance. With its compact and portable design, the Echo Express III-R is perfect for use in professional video editing, audio production, photography, and other demanding applications.

Installation Overview

1. Remove the Mobile Rack Device Mounting Kit

assembly, PCIe card package, cables, and hardware

from the outer box.

2. Locate the cable passthrough opening next to the

assembly’s fan, and then remove the plastic grommet

by pushing it out from inside the assembly.

3. Route the two mini-SAS-to-4x internal SATA cables

through the cable passthrough opening in the Mobile

Rack Device Mounting Kit, and then plug the eight

smaller connectors into the drive cages’ ports.

4. Wrap the grommet around the cables, and then

reinstall the grommet into the bracket.

5. Referring to the Mobile Rack Device Mounting Kit

user’s guide, install the assembly and the included

PCIe card into your Echo Express III-R (Chapter

III – Installation Steps, B – Echo Express III-R Kit

Installation Steps).

6. Referring to the 2.5" drive cage installation guide,

install your 2.5" drives into the drive cages.

Package Contents

One Mobile Rack Device Mounting Kit Assembly (bracket

with attached power supply and fan, 2.5" drive cages)

One External 8-port 6Gb/s SAS/SATA PCIe 2.0 Card

Two Mini-SAS-to-4x Internal SATA Cables

Mobile Rack Device Mounting Kit User’s Guide

2.5" Hard Drive Cage Installation Guide

Packages of Drive Mounting Screws

Congratulations on your purchase! With the installation

of the Storage Expansion x8 Edition Mobile Rack Device

Mounting Kit to your Echo

™

Express III-R or xMac

™

Pro

Server, you can connect up to eight of your own 2.5" SSDs

or HDDs to your computer. The instructions in this guide

offer an overview of the steps necessary to install the kit

and PCIe card to your Echo or xMac enclosure. Detailed

instructions are contained in the user's guides you received

in this package and with your Echo or xMac system.

Quick Start Guide

for Mobile Rack Device Mounting Kit Storage Expansion x8 Edition

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